More fortress-like gated communities are being built, guarded around the clock by armed men.
Simpson eventually settled on the four-bedroom crib in Kendall after several gated communities rejected him.
Only minor crimes, such as smash-and-grab thefts and vandalism, were lower in gated communities.
In poor areas of Chicago, residents have set up gated communities to ward off crime.
But to members of the most exclusive gated communities, deluxe perks like these are becoming standard.
Actually there are lots of these gated communities and I can see the attraction that they have.
Rising crime and social unrest has led to the creation of 'gated communities' where wealth is concentrated.
So it's not necessarily true that residences in gated communities are more valuable than ones that are not.
But gated communities have also grown in urban areas and among income groups other than the super wealthy.
Barra's broad avenues, shopping malls and gated communities were built around car transportation and can evoke Orange County, Calif.
Other scenarios in the "deliberately provocative" study include gated communities and rising crime.
Today it is a growing suburb of sprawling Kolkata, with apartment buildings and gated communities with names like Fortune Township.
Numerous studies over the years have shown that security in gated communities is more a matter of perception than reality.
The rich, feeling left out from the masses are forced to segregate themselves in country clubs, gated communities and private schools.
Of all these, some 20, 000 units, housing 8m people, are gated communities.
These days, the well-heeled and the well-known are flocking to gated communities.
We are used to seeing footballers in the United Kingdom living in luxurious gated communities, away from the prying eyes of the press.
Although gated communities are often associated with celebrities and the wealthy, many spectacular homes in iconic upscale places such as Beverly Hills, Calif.
So basically we will live in our gated communities, and we will have our TV shows and Chicken McNuggets, and we will be O.
Critics also argue its city within a city element has isolationist overtones, reminiscent of gated communities that are becoming increasingly popular around the world.
Though the guidelines are strict, they make for professional, gated communities on certain crowdfunding platforms that are vetted of established figures and verified companies.
One of the oldest gated communities in the country, founded in the mid 1880s, Tuxedo Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The traffic was thick, especially as we got to the outskirts, where the newly rich live in gated communities with names like Aix-en-Provence and Little Venice.
Multiple mixed used social and commercial developments designed to be affordable and professional could help to reintegrate a population that has grown accustomed to gated communities.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Housing Survey, 11 million households lived in gated communities in 2009, up from more than 7 million in 2001.
And, sadly, even many active seniors choose to separate themselves from the broader world, opting for what they see as the safety and security of gated communities.
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New Cairo City is a planned community about 30km east of downtown, home to many international universities, luxury high rises and gated communities, as well as shopping malls and golf courses.
However, it's certainly true that owners in gated communities will pay higher homeowner's association fees to keep up the entrance, maintain outdoor cameras and gates and possibly pay guards' salaries.
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